Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
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Cast
Jerry Lewis | ... |
Gilbert Wooley
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Marie McDonald | ... |
Lola Livingston
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Sessue Hayakawa | ... |
Mr. Sikita
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Barton MacLane | ... |
Maj. Ridgley
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Suzanne Pleshette | ... |
Sgt. Pearson
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Nobu McCarthy | ... |
Kimi Sikita
(as Nobu Atsumi McCarthy)
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Robert Hirano | ... |
Mitsuo Watanabe
(as Robert Kazuyoshi Hirano)
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Ryuzo Demura | ... |
Ichiyama
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Los Angeles Dodgers | ... |
Themselves
(as The Los Angeles Dodgers)
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Carl Erskine | ... |
Self
(as The Los Angeles Dodgers)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Murray Alper | ... |
GI in Korea (uncredited)
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Walter Alston | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Manager (uncredited)
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Brad Brown | ... |
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Stanley Cha | ... |
Japanese Sportswriter (uncredited)
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Gino Cimoli | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Left Fielder (uncredited)
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Douglas Fowley | ... |
GI in Korea (uncredited)
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Carl Furillo | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Right Fielder (uncredited)
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Alex Gerry | ... |
Col. Adams (uncredited)
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Jim Gilliam | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Second Baseman (uncredited)
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Alec Guinness | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gil Hodges | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman (uncredited)
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Bob Hope | ... |
Self - on TV (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mike Mahoney | ... |
Guard at Lockheed Air Terminal (uncredited)
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Sid Melton | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Lane Nakano | ... |
Japanese Gardener (uncredited)
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Charlie Neal | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Tsunagorô Rashômon | ... |
Baseball Player (uncredited)
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Pee Wee Reese | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop (uncredited)
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John Roseboro | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher (uncredited)
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Michael Ross | ... |
Air Force Sergeant - MATS Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Teru Shimada | ... |
Osakawa - Japanese Detective (uncredited)
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Duke Snider | ... |
Los Angeles Dodgers Center Fielder (uncredited)
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Rodger Terry | ... |
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Dick Whittinghill | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
GI in Korea (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Tashlin |
Written by
Frank Tashlin | ... | (screen story) |
Frank Tashlin | ... | (screenplay) |
Rudy Makoul | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Ernest D. Glucksman | ... | associate producer |
Jerry Lewis | ... | producer |
Music by
Walter Scharf |
Cinematography by
Haskell B. Boggs |
Editing by
Alma Macrorie |
Editorial Department
Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Casting By
Edward R. Morse |
Art Direction by
Tambi Larsen | ||
Hal Pereira |
Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton | ||
Sam Comer |
Costume Design by
Sy Devore | ... | (costumes: men) |
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Dean Cole | ... | hair stylist |
Nellie Manley | ... | hair stylist |
Harry Ray | ... | makeup artist |
Frank Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Frank Caffey | ... | production manager |
William Davidson | ... | unit production manager |
Curtis Mick | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lloyd Allen | ... | assistant director |
Ralph Axness | ... | assistant director |
Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (as C.C. 'Buddy' Coleman) |
Nat Merman | ... | assistant director |
Hal W. Polaire | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Eugene Acker | ... | standby painter |
Cline Jones | ... | prop shop |
Robert McCrellis | ... | props |
Barnard Schoefelt | ... | props |
Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach | ... | sound |
Gene Merritt | ... | sound |
Bud Parman | ... | boom operator |
Glen Porter | ... | sound recordist |
Keith Stafford | ... | sound editor |
Howard Beals | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
John Smirch | ... | mike grip (uncredited) |
Ted Wasserman | ... | sound cableman (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Mal Bulloch | ... | still photographer |
James Grant | ... | assistant camera |
Ken Hunter | ... | assistant camera |
Howard Kelly | ... | gaffer |
Joe Schuster | ... | best boy |
Darrell Turnmire | ... | company grip |
Leonard J. South | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Alice Moriarty | ... | casting secretary |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bud Clark | ... | costumes: men |
Ruth Stella | ... | costumes: women |
Music Department
Robert Oates | ... | whistler |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Mahlon Clark | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Justin Gordon | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Lily Mahler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Walter Scharf | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Harry Sukman | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marvin Weldon | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Lionel Comport | ... | rabbit trainer |
Rudy Makoul | ... | dialogue director |
Jack Mintz | ... | assistant to producer |
Art Sarno | ... | publicist |
Yasushi Taguchi | ... | technical advisor |
Snag Werris | ... | technical advisor |
Al Peterson | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount British Pictures (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1959) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1959) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1959) (Finland) (theatrical)
- CBS (1966) (United States) (tv)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1969) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Video Budget (1993) (France) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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Taglines | MORE THAN GREAT COMEDY HERE'S GREAT ENTERTAINMENT (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Film debut of Suzanne Pleshette. See more » |
Goofs | Gilbert is flown to the Korean front lines in a Helicopter marked U.S. Air Force. While the USAF did operate the Bell 47, they would never be used in a role like this. Gilbert would have been brought up to the front using a US Army Helicopter instead. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). See more » |
Crazy Credits | and introducing Harry Hare See more » |
Quotes |
Gilbert Wooley:
Gee that's terrible. 'The Oversexed Major'... Besides soldiers can't be sexy... Not with the food the army gives them to eat. [laughs uncomfortably] See more » |